Category: Thoughts

6 years in Slovakia and I’m still mixing up Už and ešte. 6 years in Slovakia and I know how to make refried beans from scratch. 6 years in Slovakia and a neighbor I never actually met said “Ahoj” to me (!!!!!) 6 years in Slovakia and I can go to the government office with…

So, I did the Photo a Day Challenge in March. Or I tried to anyway, until I about midway through the month when I stopped challenging myself in that way. I originally decided to do it because I thought it would be an interesting diversion for these boring days, a way to challenge myself creatively,…

Maybe you’re broke? out of vacation days? got kids in school? stuck home with a teething toddler? uncomfortably round with child? Me too… Unfortunately, lots of things can keep grown-ups home from adventures they would like to be having in far-away places. Well, the next best thing just might be reading other people’s travel stories….

Hello Dears, Despite what you may suspect, I have not been exclusively binge watching Gilmore Girls and eating copious amounts of Greek yogurt (although I am “allowed” to do that, cause I’m pregnant). I actually wrote something recently. It’s a book review of a sad biography. Sad because of some of the events in the…

Hanka and I went by train to the city last week. It was a spur of the moment decision that we came to because I HAD to run an errand in the Old Town, and there had been a huge accident on the road that connects us to Bratislava just an hour before we planned…

Let us wonder grace and justice Join and point to mercy’s store When through grace in Christ our trust is Justice smiles and asks no more He Who washed us with His blood He Who washed us with His blood He Who washed us with His blood Has secured our way to God John Newton,…

(I mean that as an honest question that I don’t know the answer to.) I wasn’t planning to share this because it’s a little embarrassing, but my husband encouraged me that this story could be educational for young ladies who may not realize that trafficking can start when they meet a “nice guy.” To be…

As a special treat (and due to some unexpected illness and fatigue), I’m interrupting my current series about the Slovak maternity ward to bring you this special guest podcast!! It’s relevant to this blog because it’s a small (but growing) collection of stories from people around the world, and what makes the world smaller if…

I reached a big milestone today: my very first paid article was published!! Seeing it published (almost) feels even better than seeing the email that they paid me for it! You can read it on the Travelicious website by clicking here. Thanks for clicking and I hope you browse around there and enjoy some more…

This is a continuation from yesterday’s post: Caveat Viator – Traveler Beware, my big warning about travel. (You can open it in another tab by clicking here.) Why should you take the plunge and go on a big trip? Do it for the adrenaline rush. Do it for the thrill of running to catch a…